Starbucks Is Definitely Releasing a Unicorn Frappuccino

Update: Last week it was merely a rumor. Today it's so close we can touch it: Starbucks is indeed releasing the storied Unicorn Frappuccino this week.

The company confirmed the news Tuesday in a press release, after baristas claimed the drink is on the way, and the founder of trusty food blog Snacktaku, Mike Fahey, got an early taste, and posted a full review on YouTube.

The company describes the drink as a "shimmering purple and blue coffee drink that turns pink when you stir it."

As for how it tastes (which, who cares as long as it's Instagrammable), the release describes it as being “made with a sweet dusting of pink powder, blended into a crème Frappuccino with mango syrup and layered with a pleasantly sour blue drizzle,” then finished with “vanilla whipped cream and a sprinkle of sweet pink and sour blue powder topping.”

The drink will launch nationwide on April 19 through the 23rd.

The Internet just outdid itself: There's a theory kicking around Reddit that Starbucks is about to release a Unicorn Frappuccino. (Yes, people are now writing Starbucks fan theories because, apparently, musing endlessly about Pretty Little Liars and Grey's Anatomy isn't enough.)

It appears the Unicorn Frap speculation began when a Reddit user named hellabummed posted a photo of some random blue powder labeled "Unicorn Dust." Hellabummed captioned the picture, "Unicorn frapp topping," which led people to believe this magical substance was Starbucks related.

Things started to snowball when another user, outside_the_madness, posted a picture of Starbucks "Pink Powder" that had instructions on the label not to open until April 17.

This date checks out with another suspicious fan upload. An Instagram user named super_hiro_pope uploaded a photo of what the finished Unicorn Frappuccino allegedly looks like. "If you don't believe in Unicorns, it's ok, cause the #unicornfrappuccino is coming to a #Starbucks near you. Launching 4/19-4/23," super_hiro_pope wrote in the caption. (FWIW, the drinks do look amazing.)